Florida Has a Huge Stake in the ‘Death Tax’ Debate
By Dick Patten
Winter 2010 Journal
Estate taxes penalize thrift and diminish the capital available for job creation.
Florida Has a Huge Stake in the ‘Death Tax’ Debate 
Posted 06/15/2010
April 2010 – Issue Analysis “Public Employee Pension Reform”
Posted 05/20/2010
INTRODUCTION
Public employee pensions were originally intended to supplement the retirees’ Social Security benefits and other sources of retirement income. The promise of pensions helped governments recruit skilled employees while also ensuring that retired public employees need not spend their “golden years” in a state of poverty and deprivation. However, such pensions were never intended to …
“Florida’s Fiscal Future: Tax and Expenditure in Uncertain Times”
Posted 02/01/2009 “Florida’s Fiscal Future: Tax and Expenditure in Uncertain Times” (pdf)
by Randall Holcombe
Backgrounder #58, February 2009
“Fixing Social Security: Private Accounts Still Make Sense, Despite Wall Street’s Woes”
Posted 01/01/2009 “Fixing Social Security: Private Accounts Still Make Sense, Despite Wall Street’s Woes”
by Heidi Biggs
Winter 2009 Journal
Paying $224 Million for an Omaha Stake Won’t Protect Florida from Fiscal Disaster
Posted 08/01/2008 Paying $224 Million for an Omaha Stake Won’t Protect Florida from Fiscal Disaster
by Eli Lehrer
August 1, 2008
“An Analysis for Florida Voters: November’s 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 Constitutional Amendments”
Posted 07/01/2008 “An Analysis for Florida Voters: November’s 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 Constitutional Amendments”
JMI Staff
Summer 2008 Journal
“Technology + Transparency = More Accountability”
Posted 01/01/2008 “Technology + Transparency = More Accountability”
by Grover Norquist
Winter/Spring 2008 Journal
“California, Here We Come?”
Posted 01/01/2008 “California, Here We Come?”
by J. Robert McClure
Winter/Spring 2008 Journal
“Empowering Florida’s Taxpayers”
Posted 12/01/2007 “Empowering Florida’s Taxpayers” (pdf)
by Barry Poulson
Backgrounder #54, December 2007
“Why Florida Needs Property Tax Limits”
Posted 10/01/2007 “Why Florida Needs Property Tax Limits”
by Randall G. Holcombe
Fall 2007 Journal
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